Andrew Aitch (born Andrzej Lucjan Haladuda) is an American photographer primarily interested in portraiture and different fine art photography domains ranging from realistic to abstract approaches. Photojournalism and documentary photography were also his fields, as well as teaching photography in various Polish and French art academies. Active since 1976, mainly in Paris and New York City, he is known for various portraits, and for anthropological monographs, the most representative of which is “The Appearances”, a study designed to discover and interpret through photographic images the key values and norms of the French culture and civilization exemplified in Paris.

1976 Master in History of Culture, University of Adam Mickiewicz, Poznan, Poland
1984 Master of Advanced Studies in Visual Semiology, University of Sorbonne, Paris, France
1990 Professional Diploma of Photography, Academy of Paris, France
1991 Diploma of Photography, French Society of Photography, Jean Yves du Barré’s Atelier, Paris, France
1994 Photojournalism Certificate, School of Journalism, Paris, France

1984 – 1993 Photographer for different private, public and government institution (e.g. in Conseil Général Val d’Oise) in Paris, France
Since 1999 Freelance photographer in Paris, France and New York City, U.S.A

1976 – 1982 Assistant Professor at the Academy of Pedagogical Sciences in Zielona Gora, Poland
1994 – 1995 Instructor in Professor André Rochefort’s Workshop in Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, France
1995 – 1997 Assistant Photographer at Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, France
1997 – 1998 Assistant Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan, Poland. Organizer and Supervisor of Documentary Photography Workshop at the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan, Poland

Fine Art Photography
Documentary Photography and Portraiture
Anthropological Photography
Photo Design, Layout, and Exhibition Design

1991 Photographers of French Society of Photography; SFP Gallery, Paris, Poland
1998 First Biennial of Polish Photography; Galeria u Jezuitow, Poznan, Poland
1999 Polish Photography in the World; The Polish Association of Photographers, Szczecin, Warsaw, Paris, Berlin and New York City, Poland, France, Germany, USA
2000 10ème Mois Bis de la Photo; Espace Saint Martin, Paris, France
2005 Jesus Christ Superstar; 150 years of Jesus Christ in photography, Bruce Silverstein Photography, New York City, USA
2008 Members’ Group Show; Soho Photo Gallery, New York City, USA
2009 VII Biennale d’Art Sacré; Confuences, Lyon, France
2012 17ème Mois de la Photo; Galerie Roi Doré, Paris, France
2014 Photographie, traces d’une époque et d’une émotion; Galerie Roi Doré, Paris, France
2022 Soho Photo: The Best of Our First Fifty Years; Soho Photo Gallery, New York City, USA

1990 French Gardens; French Trade Exhibition, Paris, France
1996 In Poznan Artist’s Workshops; Galeria Pod Arsenalem, Poznan, Poland
1997 Essais Parisiens; Philadelphia International Institute, PII Gallery, Philadelphia, USA
Photography Memories; Annual Photography Exhibition, Broadway, New York City, USA
1998 Ce n’est qu’un au revoir; Le Pont Neuf, Paris, France
Paris Impressions; U Jezuitow Gallery, Poznan, Poland
1999 Assemblages for New York; Philadelphia International Institute, P II Gallery, Philadelphia, USA
2000 Big Apple Pie; The Consulate General of the Republic of Poland, New York City, USA
Un jour j’irai à Paris; The Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America, New York City, USA
2002 The Appearances; National Museum, Warsaw, Poland
2005 Wine; The Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America, New York City, USA
2009 Halloween; Soho Photo Gallery, New York City, USA
2011 Parisian Motifs; Part I, Soho Photo Gallery, New York City, USA
2012 Parisian Motifs; Part II, Galerie Roi Doré, Paris, France
2013 Venetian Motifs; Soho Photo Gallery, New York City, USA

Since 1981 Ex Libris; Paris – New York City, documentary essay
Since 1981 Polish Artists; portraits
1990 French Gardens; photographic research on French decorativeness
1991 Musée d’Orsay in Paris; documentary essay on the design of Gae Aulenti
1991 – 2001 Dei ricordi italiani; anthropological study of key concepts of Italian culture and civilization
1992 Andrzej Zulawski; monograph about the life of the Polish-French film director and writer
1993 – 2015 Jan Lebenstein; portraiture of the Polish painter and graphic artist using digital painting technique
1993 Roman Polanski; portraits of the Polish-French film director, producer, and actor
1993 Andrzej Seweryn; monograph about the life and art of the Polish-French actor
Since 1993 Polish Presence; portraits of Poles and French of Polish origin who have made remarkable achievements in the sciences and art of contemporary France
1995 Bois de Boulogne; photojournalistic inquiry of social activities in this area of Paris
1995 – 1996 In Their Workshops; portraits of Poznan’s artists
1995 – 1997 Big Apple Pie; New York City represented by author’s original Multi-Exposure method
Photography Memories; derived from previously cited monograph
1995 – 1997 Un jour j’irai à Paris; images of Paris created using the Multi-Exposure method
Essais Parisiens and Paris Impressions; both derived from the above monograph
Since 1994 Halloween; portraits of participants of the New York Village Halloween Parade
1996 – 2014 I am a Mother!; portraits
1997 L’Ambroisie; photographic reportage about Bernard Pacaud’s world renowned restaurant
1999 – 2002 The Appearances; anthropological study of key concepts of French culture and civilization exemplified in Paris
1999 – 2014 Parisian Motifs; derived from the previously cited monograph
1999 – 2009 Golem; anthropological treatise about free will
1999 – 2014 Wine; illustration as a tribute to Wine made in Philippe Faure-Brac’s Parisian wine cellars
1999 – 2014 Lament; philosophical treatise about human fate
2000 Ecce Homo; derived from the previously cited monograph
Since 2001 New Yorkers; various studies on portraying the inhabitants of the city of New York
Since 2001 The Frontier; anthropological study of key concepts of American culture and civilization exemplified in New York City
2002 Hôtel Biron; poetic study of Auguste Rodin’s art in his Parisian workshop
Since 2002 Nature; images of American National Parks made using “Landscape Aesthetics”
Since 2002 New York’s Children; portraits
Since 2002 Dei ricordi italiani; anthropological study about key concepts of Italian culture and civilization
2004 – 2008 Venetian Motifs; derived from the previously cited monograph
Since 2003 Be Marry, Be Happy; portraits of participants from Gay Pride Parades and other social events in New York City involving the LGBTQ+ community
2004 – 2014 Veneziana; geometric abstraction built using various items from Venetian visual reality
2015 Red Rock; the colors of the American West as raw material for chromatic experiments
Since 2005 Still Lifes; diverse research concerning the decorative potential of photography
Since 2005 Colors; various pictorial research on abstract photography
2008 ”But, if you had it, would you give it to me?”; portraits of mental patients in Buenos Aires, Argentina
2016 – 2020 Rectangular Rhapsody; abstract images made to “worship” colors via “Rando-Metry”, the software specially developed for this purpose by the author with the contribution of Antoine Teutsch, French mathematician
2020 – 2021 Downright; abstract images realized for a similar purpose as those in the monograph “Rectangular Rhapsody”
Since 2023 American Artists; portraits: “through the art” of their authors
2024 Prisoners; New York City, philosophical essay on human behavior

National Museum, Warsaw, Poland
Museum of Contemporary Art, Lodz, Poland
Gallery R, Poznan, Poland
French Society of Photography, Paris, France
Paris Council, France
Centre National de la Photographie, Paris, France
Musée Rodin, Paris, France
Carnavalet Museum, Paris, France
Galerie Roi Doré, Paris, France
The New York Public Library, New York City, USA
Private European and American collections

1976 Fellowship for the Arts awarded by Poznan University, Poland
1979 Academy of Pedagogical Sciences Grant for Cinema Studies at University of Lodz and Film School in Lodz, Poland
1981 French Government Grant for Semiological Studies in Academy of Paris, France
1998 Foundation Michel Salomon Radochitzki Grant, Paris, France
1991 French Society of Photography Award for monograph “Design du Musée d’Orsay”, Paris, France
1999 Fellowship for project “The Appearances” awarded by Paris Council, France
2002 French Ministry for Foreign Affairs’ Grant for the exhibition “The Appearances” in National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Since 1990 Member of French Society of Photography